Comedy Quotes by Omid Djalili

Not the Nine O'Clock News' was the first comedy show I truly responded to when I was a teenager. I watched it…

— Omid Djalili

I used to be a very fit, athletic footballer. When I became a comedian, everything went to pot: long journeys; late-night food.…

— Omid Djalili

To have a comedian stand up and use the shield of irony and the sword of truth, you're there to point out…

— Omid Djalili

Being able to deliver a great set up is just as important as being able to deliver a punchline.

— Omid Djalili

I keep doing stand-up because you just hope that you can get better and find the voice that you want. You have…

— Omid Djalili

Where I find it very difficult to get comedy from and where I naturally don't go is human suffering.

— Omid Djalili

I've always wanted to make serious films. Comedy's important, it's very good to laugh. But when I look back at all my…

— Omid Djalili

I think for any comedian to come and get big laughs from a really tough, discerning, comedy-literate audience, it is the biggest…

— Omid Djalili

What I'm trying to do through comedy is to be a solution. I'm trying to do something because the world is so…

— Omid Djalili

It started when I did a 20-minute act in the comedy clubs and only had enough material for 17 minutes, so I…

— Omid Djalili

I don't understand why there is such a trend now for comedy to be cruel. Once you're cruel, you're not a comedian…

— Omid Djalili

I've always felt, and I think I've been pigeonholed by the media, as being a very separate voice to the rest of…

— Omid Djalili

There's so much terrible stuff in the clubs: you see audience's minds being polluted by awful language and base thoughts. But perhaps…

— Omid Djalili